SpaceNewsPortal Space Systems and Paladin Space plan debris removal service
Alan Boyle#PortalSpaceSystems is partnering with an Australian venture called #PaladinSpace on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially hazardous orbital debris. The first mission is being targeted for 2027. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/got-space-junk-portal-and-paladin-team-up-to-create-an-orbital-trash-disposal-service/ #Space #OrbitalDebris #SpaceJunk
Cosmic LogPortal teams up with Paladin for orbital trash disposal
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems is partnering with an Australian venture called Paladin Space on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially dangerous orbital debris.
The concept — known as Debris Removal as a Service, or DRAAS — is meant
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/19/portal-teams-up-with-paladin-for-orbital-trash-disposal/
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Amy RobertsJapan launches a wooden box into space as a “strange but brilliant solution” to an increasingly serious problem, orbital debris...
Wooden satellites like LignoSat are designed to burn up into water vapor and a small amount of carbon dioxide instead of long-lived metallic haze.
Japan launches a wooden box into space as a “strange but brilliant solution” to an increasingly serious problem, orbital debris, and proposes an idea that seems like science fiction, but seeks to prevent the future of space from becoming an unmanageable landfill
Japan’s wooden satellite is testing whether a simple cube can help cut space junk and make future missions cleaner.
Doug Bostrom#SpaceDebris #OrbitalDebris #OrbitDenial
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https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets
Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk
The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.
House Science Committee leaders criticize FCC rulemaking on space safety
Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach
We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
Starfish will set up disposal service for military satellites
Starfish Space has secured a $52.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency to dispose of military satellites at the end of their operational lives.
The Tukwila, Wash.-based startup says it’s the first commercial deal ever struc
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/21/starfish-will-set-up-disposal-service-for-military-satellites/
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The countdown to clean orbits has begun with ESA’s Zero Debris Charter
